Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni

General
Species:  Pterapogon kauderni
Social Structure:  Mated pair
Size of Individuals:  7-8 cm.
Age of Individuals:  Unknown but they were smaller when i bought. They seem young adults to me but mated here.
Date added to Tank:  12/23/2013

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  74 liter Nano Tank, 40cm x 40cm x h:40cm
Substrate Details:  Aragonite substrate
Filtration Details:  NAC 3.5 PS
Water Changes:  15 liters bi-weekly.
Water Temperature:  25.5 C°
Lighting:  Ambient, reflected light from the reef tank.
Lighting Cycle:  11:00 - 19:00 Blues & 12:00 - 17:00 All On.
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Two adult Black Photon clowns.

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Fresh frozen brine shrimp nauplii, frozen mysis, frozen cyclops, frozen lobster eggs, frozen brine shrimp.
Feeding Schedule:  Target feeding close to their mouths, 3 times a day with a syringe. They easily get used to the syringe method.

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  02/03/2014
Spawn Time of Day:  13:30
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 04/09/2014 ,05/03/2014, 05/28/2014, 06/19/2014, 07/15/2014
Courtship Details:  Female had been trembling behind the male for three days. Anal fin of the male directs to the side where female approaches. Their vents stay in close proximity.
Egg Size:  2- 3 mm.
Egg Color: Translucent. Pink/Greyish.
Egg Count: Unknown.

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This is their first few days in the tank.
 

 
Courtship had begun just three days before spawn.
 

 
Just hours before spawn, notice the females hump in the belly saying that " the eggs are ready". They did not have the regular apetite that day.
 

 

 

 
After spawn.
 

 

 

 
It's been hours and female still stays close to the male. That makes me curious, if she' s doing it on purpose or as a guard. Hope she quits that soon, male seems quite disturbed.

Courtship video...
 

 
Right after spawn...
 

Looks great...hopefully you get some babies out of these!

Thanks, unfortunately male lost the eggs on day 5.

Maybe he is young. I was like you too. You must be patient.

Since i have stopped their frozen diet , they decided to pause the action.

Second Spawn today (as soon as i begin giving frozen mysis again). I guess two weeks of frozen diet had triggered them well.
 

2nd batch was eaten on day 4 again.

This is the egg transfer captured on the 3rd go. They' ve been fed well with; mysis, fish eggs, lobster eggs and brine shrimp. Hope this one goes well .
 

 

 
 
 

Male keeps aborting @day5. Today is their 4th. try.
 
Female always keeps the courtship rituel after the transfer, i do not know if that is disturbing the male.

On day 5 , male eating frozen food again Something wrong with that guy?

04/09/2014 ,05/03/2014, 05/28/2014, 06/19/2014, 07/15/2014(6th.spawn today)......still nothing

I am not speaking from experience, but I have heard that if you grate frozen mussel meat or frozen scallops, mix with the contents of salmon oil capsules or Selco, freeze again, and feed that mix, Papa banggai will hold longer.  Worth a try?

check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website:
http://kathysclowns.com
Captive bred clownfish and more
(Wholesale to the trade.)

Why not? Thanks Kathy . I moved them to a more peaceful tank with my other clown couple. Maybe this will help too.
 

 
 

Male held them 16 days for the first time (on the 6th.batch). That was the first spawn in their new tank.
 
Well not a commercial breeder but i am not sure if it is time to swap him for another brood male or not?
 
Maybe he needs one last chance...